Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:

The current surf forecast for Winchesteer Bay/Umpqua Jetty at 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Winchesteer Bay/Umpqua Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1058 | 876 | 736 | 628 | 456 | 426 | 338 | 332 | 338 | 653 | 574 | 560 | 522 | 422 | 469 | 452 | 410 | 356 | 365 | 378 | 322 | 413 | 660 | 846 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | E | E | SSE | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | E | SE | SSW | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:26PM 1.55 | 7:11AM 2.06 | 7:48PM 1.48 | 7:53AM 2.11 | 9:04PM 1.50 | 8:32AM 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:46PM 0.77 | 12:21AM 0.59 | 1:52PM 0.59 | 1:14AM 0.78 | 2:47PM 0.40 | 2:05AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 |
| Sunset | - | 4:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |

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